Njaruka Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Njaruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 281 | 1:188,404 | 16,240 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Njaruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njaruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njaruka occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njaruka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 930,678th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njaruka live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Njaruka is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 188,404. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 78 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Njaruka exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njarika | 86 | 105 | / |
| Nyaruka | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nharuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nzaruka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyarukai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Neharuka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njoroka | 71 | 24 | / |
| Nyaruki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyaroka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njaroki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaruke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niharika | 67 | 964 | / |
| Neharika | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nyarooka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnarouko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niharikha | 63 | 5 | / |
| Nihaarika | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nieharika | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyaharika | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyoroka | 57 | 94 | / |
| Nyaroko | 57 | 50 | / |
| Njoroke | 57 | 12 | / |
| Nyoruke | 57 | 6 | / |
| Njoroko | 57 | 4 | / |
| Niorika | 57 | 3 | / |
| Niharica | 53 | 21 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njaruka
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